Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Chuck
Dixon by clicking on the video player above!

Comic book writer Chuck Dixon and Mr. Media, Bob Andelman,
recorded this episode of the show live at Emerald City Comics, 4902
113th Avenue N. in Clearwater, Florida, on June 13, 2015. Joining
them were The Spirit (cosplayed by Nick Mouhteros) and Bane (Kurt
Ponting).

Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience
– HEY! WAIT A MINUTE! THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL LIVING ROOM! WHO ARE
THESE PEOPLE BEHIND ME, ANYWAY??? Holy cow, we’re LIVE at Neil
Johnson’s Emerald City Comics, 4902 113th Avenue North in
Clearwater, Florida, just minutes north of the new new media
capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!

Order 'Batman: Knightfall' graphic novel co-authored by
Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench and Alan Grant, available from Amazon.com
by clicking on the book cover above!

If you were building a fantasy league team of modern comic book
writers, Chuck Dixon would have to be on it. Sure, he’s best-known
as the co-creator of Batman’s most fearsome enemy, Bane – sorry,
Joker fans! – whose first appearance came during the stunning
“Knightfall” series in 1993, but that just scratches the surface of
the man’s decades-long career, which started way back in February
1984.

You can find Dixon’s byline everywhere from The
Punisher to The Simpsons, and from Superman
to The Savage Sword of Conan. He has produced long runs on
the Batman Family of titles, including Detective Comics, Robin,
The Huntress, and Birds of Prey, as well as Green
Arrow, G.I. Joe, The ‘Nam, and Airboy.

CHUCK DIXON podcast excerpt: "My
secret to success? Staying way ahead of schedule. My reliability
has been my strongest point. I got a call from an editor once who
said, 'I need a script in three days.' I said, 'Okay, fine, let me
come up with an idea. I like this character; I can do it.' I had
never written him before. I said, 'What happened to the regular
writer? Did they get sick, have an accident?' 'No, no,' the editor
said. 'We hired a new writer for this character but he doesn't have
any ideas!'"

Order "Joe Frankenstein" by Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan,
available from Amazon.com by clicking on the comic book cover
above!

But, wait there’s more: Scooby-Doo, Transformers, C.S.I.,
SpongeBob SquarePants and yes, A Nightmare on Elm
Street. He also adapted J.R.R.’s Tolkien's The
Hobbitt for a best-selling graphic novel. Dixon also holds a
special place in the history of the Mr. Media podcast – he was my
very first video guest, back in 2007. That interview – in which we
talked about his work for Bongo Comics on The Simpsons –
has been viewed more than 100,000 times.

Order "Levon's Night (Levon Cade Book 2)" by Chuck Dixon,
available from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover
above!

Currently, Dixon is writing two new series for IDW, Joe
Frankenstein and Winterworld. He’s also the author of
three ongoing fiction series including Bad Times, Levon
Cade, and Seal Team 6.

CHUCK DIXON podcast excerpt: "It
was sad that half of actor Tom Hardy's face was covered as Bane in
'The Dark Knight Rises,' so he couldn't fully emote. It was a
worthy effort. They certainly presented him as a badass, which I'm
grateful for, because, in the end, he became a household name.
That's wonderful for me. He keeps appearing as action figures and
in videogames. And was a pasta shape in
SpaghettiOs."

We recorded this show at
the new Emerald City Comics at 4902 113th Avenue North in
Clearwater, Florida. If you love comic books and collectibles, this
may be the biggest and best store of its kind in the entire
Southeastern United States. It is a warehouse store in the way that
The Home Deport or The Sports Authority is – it is enormous,
stocked with everything you could ever want or need, and staffed by
men and women who know what they’re talking about!Drop in and shop it today and mention you saw it on Mr.
Media! For more information, visit the Enerald City Comics website,
EmeraldCityComics.com – or call 727-398-2665!

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